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How a New Yorker Article Launched the First Shot in the War Against Poverty

When a powerful 1963 piece laid out the stark poverty in America, the White House took action

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Tea for One (2002)

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Fragments

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Girls eating apples on a field in Castleton, Derbyshire on May 26, 1937.

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New Orleans in a bowl: Proper gumbo is an appetizer as filling, rich and complicated as any dish that follows it.

Best. Gumbo. Ever.

He ate far and wide, but the author found only one true version of the New Orleans dish—Mom’s

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A crowd of people cheering and waving at a parade, circa 1955.

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The May issue now available on the iPad

Free for print subscribers

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The Conversation

Readers Respond To The February Issue

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From a two-time poet laureate of the United States to one-half of a magic duo, these men and women contributed their thoughts and ideas to Smithsonian's photography issue.

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November Letters

Readers respond to the September issue

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October Letters

Readers respond to the August issue

Northworth and Von Tilzer's song was recorded some 100 times by artists such as Frank Sinatra and today's Dr. John.

Baseball’s Anthem for All Ages

In 1908, an improbable pair of music men hit a tuneful home run without ever having seen a game

Britannia offers solace and a promise of compensation for her exiled American-born Loyalists

Divided Loyalties

Descended from American Colonists who fled north rather than join the revolution, Canada’s Tories still raise their tankards to King George

Bonding through Books

A good read gives mothers and daughters much more to talk about than just the plot

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Two for Tea

America’s only commercial tea crop is grown on an island with plants more than a century old

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